Give 1m UK children reliable broadband or risk harming their education, MPs say

Coronavirus lockdown has ‘exposed digital divide’ with 700,000 unable to complete schoolwork

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The government must urgently ensure that more than 1 million children have reliable internet access at home or risk irreparable harm to their education, a cross-party group of MPs and former ministers has said.

Tony Blair is among a number of prominent figures, including a Tory grandee, to back calls to equip 1.3 million children eligible for free school meals with a broadband connection and devices.

Related: School leaders in England warn over ongoing coronavirus disruption

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2MYbq6m